Sophie Ayling is a consultant with experience coordinating projects in data analysis and impact evaluation to inform policy and Bank operations. She has worked with the Water and Urban GPs on water, sanitation and urban planning projects. More recently, she has been working with DIME on health related projects. She has an MSc in Development Administration and Planning from University College London (UCL) UK, and is presently pursuing a PhD in Spatial Analysis at UCL. She originally joined the World Bank from Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Peru in 2015.